Kenneth Hutchings
Kenneth Lotherington Hutchings
Born: 7 December 1882, Southborough, Kent
Died: 3 September 1916, Ginchy, France
Major Teams: Kent, England.
Known As: Kenneth Hutchings
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast
Test Debut: England v Australia at Sydney, 1st Test, 1907/08
Last Test: England v Australia at The Oval, 5th Test, 1909
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1907
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 7 12 0 341 126 28.41 1 1 9 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 15 1 81 1 81.00 1-5 0 0 90.0 5.40
FIRST-CLASS
(career: 1902 - 1912)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 207 311 12 10054 176 33.62 22 56 179 0
Balls R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 1439 938 24 39.08 4-15 0 0 59.9 3.91
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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Profile:
KL Hutchings was a dashing right-hand bat who at his peak was one of the
most exciting players to watch in England. He loved to drive anything
over-pitched, and when his eye was in he could hit the good-length ball off
the front foot very hard indeed. He had exceptionally strong forearms and
wrists, and it is said that when he came into bat, mid-on and mid-off
automatically dropped back a few yards, such was the power of his driving.
For defence he relied entirely on back-play, and overall his style was
considered unique. He was also a superb fielder both at slip and in the
deep. After a stellar schoolboy career at Tonbridge - he made several
centuries including a double hundred against strong opposition - he debuted
for Kent the year he left school. After playing a full season in 1903 he was
seen only occasionally for the county until 1906, his greatest year. He made
nearly 1500 runs, with four centuries, and averaged over 60, playing quite
brilliantly, and leading Kent to the County Championship. He was less
successful in 1907, but was chosen to tour Australia. After a modest debut,
his superb 126 in the Second Test was the highest innings of the match, and
played a large part in England's narrow win. He was less successful on the
rest of the tour, and had a modest county season in 1908 - although he made
a remarkable run-a-minute century, scoring 120 out of 164 for the Gentlemen
against Players at Scarborough). Picked again for England in 1909 he made 59
in what was to be his final Test innings. 1910 was another good season for
him as Kent won the championship again, but
then his form dropped off completely, partly because of ill-health. After
averaging just 17.8 in 1912, he dropped out of first-class cricket. In 1916
he was killed in action in France. HS Altham wrote of him: "With his crisp
black hair, strong athletic body and sparkling methods, he was the idol of
Kent cricket grounds" (DL 2001).
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